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West London couple ‘starved’ daughter to death and considered 'cremating body in garden', court told
The couple failed to register their daughter’s birth or provide medical care while isolating themselves, resulting in fatal malnutrition over many months, prosecutors said.
- In mid-December 2023, authorities discovered the severely malnourished body of three-year-old Penelope Chandrie wrapped in a sheet at her residence in Hayes, west London.
- The discovery followed an investigation revealing that her parents, Manpreet Jatana and Jaskiret Singh Uppal, deliberately starved her over many months, leading to her death.
- The court heard the couple isolated themselves, failed to register Penelope's birth, provide medical care or education, and fed her a restricted vegetarian diet of yoghurt, lentils, and butter.
- Prosecutor Philip McGhee explained that medical examinations revealed Penelope had suffered from an extended duration of starvation lasting several months, which ultimately led to fatal ketoacidosis. Additionally, there were bruises on her neck that suggested she had been restrained, along with hand wounds likely caused by a sharp instrument.
- The defendants face charges including murder, manslaughter, and child cruelty, and were remanded into custody with a plea hearing scheduled for December 16, 2023.
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Indian-Origin Couple 'Deliberately Starved' 3-Year-Old Baby To Death: UK Court
An Indian-origin couple who were charged with the murder of their three-year-old daughter nearly two years ago by the Metropolitan Police have been accused of "deliberately starving" the toddler at a court hearing in London.
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Vegetarian Couple Accused of Letting Their 3-Year-Old Daughter Die: This Is All They Gave Her to Eat
London.— On September 25, British police arrested Manpreet Jatana (34) and Jaskiret Singh Uppal (36), charged with manslaughter and neglect of their three-year-old daughter, Penelope Chandrie, who was found dead in December 2023 at their home in Hayes, West London. Authorities claim the child was fed an extremely limited diet: yogurt, lentils, and butter. How was the three-year-old girl left to die in London? During the hearing at the Old Bailey…
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